I’ve been busy lately guest blogging and doing some podcast interviews on my approach working with men in individual therapy as well as couples therapy. There are specific needs and challenges for men when they approach therapy. I recently was interviewed on the Practice of Being Seen podcast with Rebecca Wong who is a couples… Read More »
What has the biggest impact on your relationship? (Featured in PsychCentral Magazine)
Hi all, I was recently featured in PsychCentral where I talk about why healthy intimacy in a relationship involves BOTH closeness and distance. Here’s the link: https://psychcentral.com/lib/couples-therapists-reveal-the-ingredients-that-make-the-biggest-impact-on-your-relationship/ Let me know what you think! Have a great Thanksgiving. John
Be an Adult in an Adult Relationship
In this video I talk about: Why your partner is not a mind reader. Not only that, you are not valuing your own wants and needs when you are not clearly communicating. “But…I shouldn’t have to tell you…”. This doesn’t cut it. Show yourself how much you value what your asking for by clearly asking… Read More »
The Harmful Boundary We Continually Cross With Our Partners
When we think about crossing boundaries, we tend to think of egregious ways that we might offend our partners. Rarely do we consider how we might be hurting our relationship by interjecting what we believe are harmless or simple truths in our opinion. In the video I talk about this common and damaging boundary violation… Read More »
The comparison game is killing us
Maybe the tendency for humans to compare what they have, or what they want, with others is as old as human behavior itself. We all seem to do the comparison thing and we don’t have to go very far to be exposed to it. Facebook, Instagram, the media. Our neighbors, our family, our friends. Maybe… Read More »